small town to big city

His neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' capture the struggle of rural and provincial Italians navigating Rome's urban poverty and alienation.

His independent films explore small-town Americans colliding with New York City's harsh realities, examining displacement and the search for identity in urban landscapes.

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' depict working-class individuals from economically depressed areas struggling to survive in systems dominated by distant urban centers.